02/07/2014
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24/04/2014
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Avalanche on Everest kills 13 Sherpas with three more missing and presumed dead
Sherpas descend a slippery slope on Mount Everest. (Photo: Kristoffer Erickson for National Geographic News) The most recent update from the Nepal Mountaineering Association website contains a statement released by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation after a high official level visit to Everest...
03/03/2014
Everest summitteers required to help clean Mount Everest by bringing out garbage
Mount Everest has been in the news lately as the busy spring season to climb it approaches. First there was news that the Nepal government had reduced fees to climb the mountain, which some said critics said would attract even more climbers and trash. This was followed...
27/09/2012
UIAA backs Rio+20 resolution on sustainable development
The UIAA Mountain Protection Commission has come out in support of a United Nations resolution which highlights the urgent need to commit to sustainable development in order protect a planet that is under atttack on multiple fronts including climate change and out of control growth....
01/03/2011
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Ice Climbing
Korea and Russia leave mark on 2011 Ice Climbing season
The 2011 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup, which ended on March 8 with competitions in Kirov, Russia, will be remembered for the entrance of Korea and its athletes on the world stage. While Russian athletes continued to dominate the Speed discipline and perform strongly in Lead,...
13/02/2012
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Final stop in 2012 Ice Climbing World World Cup tour is Kirov, Russia
The 2012 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup which only has one remaining stop in Russia in March has been a story of Russian dominance and personal comebacks. In the Men’s Lead competition Austrian climber Markus Bendler, after a disappointing start in South Korea and Switzerland,...
04/06/2021
MOUNTAIN WASTE SURVEY RESULTS PUBLISHED FOR WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
Plastic is the most common type of waste encountered at altitude, finds global survey on litter on the world’s mountains, released on World Environment Day (tomorrow, Saturday 5 June) Hard and soft plastics are the most common types of waste encountered at altitude by mountaineers,...
01/03/2018
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COUSIN TRESTEC: TECHNICAL PARTNER OF THE UIAA 2018 ICE CLIMBING WORLD CUP FINAL STAGE AND EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP IN KIROV, RUSSIA
Cousin Trestec will be the technical partner of the UIAA 2018 Ice Climbing World Cup final stage and European Championship, held in Kirov, Russia on March 2nd-4th. Cousin Trestec is happy to take part in the UIAA 2018 Ice Climbing World Cup and European championship...
05/01/2018
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HOW TO FOLLOW THE UIAA ICE CLIMBING WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
The annual UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships take place in Malbun, Liechtenstein on 6-7 January. The event will be organized by UIAA member federation Liechtensteiner Alpenverein. The World Youth Championships are a fundamental aspect of the UIAA’s commitment to the future of ice climbing and present...
08/03/2015
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